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All video content should have captions or subtitles.

All video content should have captions or subtitles. Captions, generally imply that the subtitles are in the same language as the audio. But Subtitles generally mean that the written words associated with the video are available in multiple languages that can be selected by the viewer.

In the US and a few other countries there are regulations that govern what types of video should be captioned, but in actual practice, all video should have captions or subtitles for several reasons:

It helps the deaf and hearing impaired so they can enjoy your programming.
People in public areas like bars and restaurants, where the sound is usually turned down can understand what’s going on as they watch a sporting event or breaking news.
It’s essential for today’s easily distracted viewer who watches TV with the sound turned down because they are also paying attention to their tablet or smart phone.
It helps people whose primary language may be different than the language in your video.
And, lastly, for online video it helps your SEO because the captions assist search engines that constantly search for content they think you will like.

While there are many types of captioning and subtitling software from free to premium offerings we know that professional captioners and subtitlers require a professional solution that is flexible and supports a wide range of captioning and subtitling formats with lots of options to help them be effective and efficient.

To meet the needs of the professional subtitler and captioner, we offer several versions of our popular WinCaps Subtitling Software.

WinCaps Q4 Wincaps Q-Live Poliscript